Susan Boyle and Taylor Swift duke it out for No. 1 on the Billboard 200

It”s a far cry from her opening salvo of 701,000 last year with “I Dreamed a Dream,” but Susan Boyle will come in at No. 1 next week on the BIllboard 200 with her holiday set, “The Gift.”

The collection is poised to sell up to 275,000 copies, according to Hits Daily Double. There”s a slight chance that Taylor Swift”s “Speak Now” will retain the top spot for the third week in a row if she receives a surge from her CMA Awards performance of “Back to December.” Swift”s slated to sell up to 250,000, which will move “Speak Now” past the 1.6 million mark in three weeks.

New releases dot the Top 10 as Kid Cudi”s “Man on the Moon ll: The Legend of Mr. Rager” could also top the 200,000 mark.

The viral success of Cee Lo”s “F*** You” (and the clean radio version, “Forget You”) aren”t enough to lift the artist”s “The Lady Killer” into the Top 10. Right now, it looks like the album will have to settle for No. 11.

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Thanks for the info. The one thing to remember is that Susan Boyle has done no promo for this. I haven’t seen her anywhere – no morning shows, awards shows, nothing. I’m impressed that she might sell around 300,000 with only word of mouth…

By: Anonymous

11.14.2010 @ 11:42 AM

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By: selene

11.15.2010 @ 5:29 AM

Take that Taylor Swift! See you can actually sell music without sleeping with every guy that moves and talking about how he hurt your feelings when he left the next morning after having sex with you. Imagine that.